Round-Up of Militants Ends in 23 Deaths; Third Day of Violence in Uzbek Capital

The Herald › March 31, 2004

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Police and military clashed with suspected terrorists, including three suicide bombers, and 23 people were killed in a third day of violence yesterday that rattled the Uzbek capital during a sweep to round up Islamic militants.

At least 42 people have been killed in the worst unrest in this former Soviet republic since it became a staunch ally in the US-led war on terror after the September 11, 2001, attacks.

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Round-Up of Militants Ends in 23 Deaths; Third Day of Violence in Uzbek Capital

The majority Muslim country has a secular government and is host to hundreds of US troops at a tightly secured military bas...

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